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Three Iowa organizations receive Navigator grants

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will give $603,895 in Navigator grants to three Iowa organizations to finance local in-person assistance to help consumers navigate, shop and enroll in federal health insurance marketplace coverage …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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Study ranks Iowa fourth-best in health care

Iowa has the fourth-best health care in the nation, according to an analysis by WalletHub. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: health care costs, health care access and health …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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Sept. 24: NAMIWalks Iowa

Host: National Alliance on Mental Illness Iowa About: Fight the stigma of mental illness and help Iowa families by joining the NAMI Iowa Walk. NAMI is the nation’s largest grass-roots mental health organization dedicated to building better…
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2016
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Health care foundation launches Rise Up Iowa grant program

The Iowa Clinic Healthcare Foundation today launched a new charitable grant program called Rise Up Iowa, to fund a healthier, compassionate community. “We know that amazing ideas can often go unrealized, not from a lack …
By BPC Staff | Sep 1, 2016
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Sept. 15: DMU Clinic Climb

Host: Des Moines University About: Des Moines University is hosting young professionals for an evening of networking and a progressive dinner touring DMU’s multispecialty clinic. They will meet health professionals, learn about choosing a primary care provider,…
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Telepharm acquired by CardinalHealth

Iowa City-based Telepharm has been acquired by Cardinal Health, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Cardinal Health, a $26 billion public company based in Dublin, Ohio, acquired Telepharm in July for an undisclosed sum. TelePharm will maintain its …
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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Wellmark, other insurers see earnings dips in spite of increasing premium costs

Iowa’s dominant health insurer is taking a hit this year on earnings for its health plans in Iowa, despite double-digit premium increases on individual health plans approved last year by state regulators.   Wellmark’s health…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 29, 2016
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Costs for individual health policies jump steeply

Tens of thousands of Iowa policyholders who purchase their own health insurance policies will see steep increases in their premiums for 2017.


Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart this morning announced approval of rate increases requested…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 29, 2016
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Report: Medicaid managers’ spending on Iowans varies greatly

Des Moines Register: The three private companies managing Iowa’s Medicaid program are spending significantly different amounts on care for the hundreds of thousands of poor or disabled people they cover, a new report suggests. The report, released …
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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Spotlight Innovation partners on Zika research

West Des Moines-based Spotlight Innovation Inc. announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Florida State University to support research aimed at developing safe and effective drugs to treat patients infected with the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016